Driveways

2020 1h 23m EN

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 86

Drama

Synopsis

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Eight-year-old Cody is spending the summer in an unfamiliar setting with his mom Kathy. Though he can't relate to the neighbourhood kids, things take an unexpected turn when he develops an unusual friendship with the widowed old man from next door.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hong Chau
Kathy
Lucas Jaye
Cody
Brian Dennehy
Del
Christine Ebersole
Linda
Jerry Adler
Rodger
Robyn Payne
Charlene
Jeter Rivera
Miguel
Sophia DiStefano
Anna

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Ahn
Writers: Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrew Ahn, shot by Ki Jin Kim. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jay Wadley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Katie McQuerrey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Hong Chau and Lucas Jaye and Brian Dennehy carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9318280 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 86 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrew Ahn directs. Ki Jin Kim behind the camera. Jay Wadley scores. Katie McQuerrey cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Directed by Andrew Ahn, shot by Ki Jin Kim. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jay Wadley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Katie McQuerrey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hong Chau and Lucas Jaye and Brian Dennehy carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt9318280 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 86 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 25 themes, including "birthday party", "coming of age", "grief", "old man".

The technical file

Cinematography: Ki Jin Kim
Original score: Jay Wadley
Editing: Katie McQuerrey
Production design: Charlotte Royer
Costume design: Matthew Simonelli
Makeup / hair: Doria Riker
VFX supervisor: Alex Noble
Sound: Ryan Billia
Stunt coordinator: Bobby Beckles
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Driveways (2020)

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SWITCH.2020-08-13
★ 10/10
Graced by a completely unexpected performance from Brian Dennehy that is by far the best of his career, 'Driveways' is a richly realised drama that doesn't overplay its lessons on life, but contains them, warmly embracing values that another film might have simply ignored. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-driveways-a-story-of-rare-emotional-depth-and-sensitivity
CinemaSerf2026-09-18
★ 7/10
When her sister dies, "Kathy" (Hong Chau) and her young son "Cody" (Lucas Jaye) turn up at what is now their house to prepare it for sale. It's fair to say that she hasn't two cents to rub together, really, so they aren't best pleased to discover the house is an Aladdin's cave of clutter with no electricity and an expected guest in the bath, so are forced to dwell in a motel whilst they work - and that's stretching their already limited budget. Next door lives "Del" (Brian Dennehy), an elderly veteran who is usually content to sit on his porch minding his own business, when he isn't playing bingo with his friends in town. When his best friend "Roger" (Jerry Adler) forgets to collect him one afternoon, she volunteers to drive him and that starts off a friendship between the young lad and the older man who offers him an unconditional degree of friendship and a go on his sit-on lawn mower! "Del" is a recently widowed man whose successful daughter lives far away; "Roger" is clearly suffering from the advanced stages of dementia and "Cody" appears to be able to breath new life into the man. The youngster, likewise, seems to thrive from his gently affectionate friend who makes it quite clear that the other neighbours - especially the gushing (and nosey) "Linda" (Christine Ebersole) and her two constantly wrestling children aren't really worth knowing. There's quite a lot of poignancy contained within this shorter feature and all three actors are on good form as they deliver some quite engagingly considered performances that look at age, at loneliness and at the effects they can have. It's really a film about the benefits of companionship for people at all stages of their life and shows us vulnerability and even opportunity in a subtle yet affecting way, too.